A big congrats to Diane, the newest Featured Stamper (FS856)! She has a really lovely gallery & after much browsing, I chose THIS card to case. I loved the fancy lower edge & layout, so I kept those, but I used different dies, colors & papers.
For my card, I did something I don't usually do..I picked the floral paper first & die cut it. I wanted to make sure it would stand out enough behind the top panel. Then I cut a smaller white panel & used an oval die to do a partial die cut edge.
I then die cut the fancy oval & the envelope of flowers out of white & trimmed off what I wasn't going to use. I placed the section of the fancy oval under the curved edge & the flowers/leave of the flower envelope I trimmed to fit on top. I cut some pieces of 2 different dusty pinks to place behind the 2 big flowers & 2 small buds. The greeting was stamped in black & heat embossed. I didn't have the right color of gems, so I used a Copic marker (RV34) to color the clear stones. The greeting circles were popped up just a bit.
Thanks so much for looking. I have some pics showing the partial die cutting process on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023 GMT Views: 326
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83912
Sat, Jul 01, 2023 @ 6:37 PM
Lovely paper and dies - you definitely would want that pretty paper to show but the dies are just as pretty. Super card, Julie. Fresh and delightful. Hugz
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Registered: February 19, 2011 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 15372
Sat, Jul 01, 2023 @ 8:13 PM
I love every element on this gem from the fancy dp bg layer to the gorgeous die cut flowers with the pink inlays; the encircled sentiment and those colored rhinestone. You have blended and merged all these together into one gorgeous, cohesive design. Fabulous card.
Julie, this is a beautiful case of Diane's card. I love how you used the Letters Full of Love as the man focal image and the gorgeous Welcome Spring paper in the background. Gorgeous!
Registered: January 24, 2006 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Posts: 27204
Sun, Jul 02, 2023 @ 9:41 AM
I too zoomed-in on the card that inspired you. Love your color changes - and how great that your elegant die echos hers while giving you something so uniquely lovely!
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